> one opportunistic local governement to loosen the reigns Absolutely true, which is why I emphasized "intensive management on a small scale". This is rather

> one opportunistic local governement to loosen the reigns Absolutely true, which is why I emphasized "intensive management on a small scale". This is rather unlike current forest governance schemes which are mostly "industrial management on a large scale". Honestly, to do this right, you'd need a huge cultural shift towards living and working in a rural forest, along with direct local control and long-term strategic management. Which describes some forest-dwelling cultures of the past but very few today.